The more a person feels skilled, the more her moods will improve; while the more challenges that are present, the more her attention will become focused and concentrated.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiWhether we like it or not, each of us is constrained by limits on what we can do and feel. To ignore these limits leads to denial and eventually to failure. To achieve excellence, we must first understand the reality of the everyday, with all its demands
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiIf we agree that the bottom line of life is happiness, not success, then it makes perfect sense to say that it is the journey that counts, not reaching the destination.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiWhen people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. They become rigid and defensive, and their self stops growing.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi